Taking on carbon emissions in the workplace

From building retrofitting to certifying products as carbon neutral, advocates are working on many strategies to eliminate carbon emissions.

Idaho Windmills Sustainability
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Idaho Windmills Sustainability
Blatant Views / Flickr

Taking on carbon emissions in the workplace

From building retrofitting to certifying products as carbon neutral, advocates are working on many strategies to eliminate carbon emissions.

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Carbon emissions must peak by 2025 to prevent a rise in global temperature above 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Yet, many companies and governments have set goals for achieving this by 2030 or 2050.

Reset discusses strategies for reducing carbon emissions in the workplace in the short-term.

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Austin Whitman, CEO of Climate Neutral